Aranui 5 Day 4: The Principal Who Saved My Drone
Day 4 · Nuku Hiva · 1 March 2016 Travel teaches many lessons. Bring rain gear. Carry water. Keep your passport safe. Double-check your camera batteries. What travel rarely teaches…
Aranui 5 Day 3: A Ship Full of Stories
Day 3 · South Pacific Ocean · 29 February 2016 Every traveller talks about destinations. The islands. The beaches. The mountains. The famous places. What nobody tells you is that…
Aranui 5 Day 2: I Missed Breakfast Before It Started
Day 2 · Takapoto Atoll · 28 February 2016 I have missed breakfast before. I've overslept. I've been late. I've even arrived just as someone was putting away the last…
Aranui 5 Day 1: Welcome Back to the Marquesas
Day 1 · Papeete, Tahiti · 27 February 2016 There are few things more dangerous than arriving at a cruise ship after three days of very little sleep. Actually, there…
Bonking Trees at the Hikoku’a Archaeological Site
Our new friends, the family that treated us at their home/restaurant on Sunday invited us to go for a trip by jeep to the other side of the island (Taipivai and Hatiheu).…
Welcome to the savage island of Nuku Hiva
Today like so many days since our journey I am in awe of the beauties and gifts life has to offer. Before we came to this lush savage land of…
Photos from the month of May!
Click here to see some pictures on Facebook Also, here's a note from Norm: We are enjoying our second week in the Marquesas and have been enjoying the company of…
Pharmacy Trip – Desperation
After just over two days of nono bites Kirsten was going absolutely crazy. It all started with our trip to Taipivai where we neglected to bring insect repellent. The visit…
Swimming in the ocean!
Video - swimming in the middle of the Pacific Ocean We had a fun time swimming in the ocean:
An Idyllic Island Escape
Just as the sun was breaking through the morning rain clouds our friend Pifa, was calling from the shore. We had arrived in his little village a day earlier and…